Behavioral Healthcare Executive Podcast

Caroline Carney, MD, Magellan Health president of behavioral health and chief medical officer, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss trends in measurement of care, the challenges that behavioral healthcare providers face while trying to measure the quality of their treatment services, and other developments to watch regarding diagnosis and treatment in behavioral health. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

C4 Consulting CEO Jonathan De Carlo, a presenter at the Rocky Mountain Symposium and the upcoming Treatment Center Investment & Valuation Retreat West, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss the development of clinicians and supervisors into future executive-level leaders. De Carlo identifies key traits to look for in potential leaders, as well as the skill sets that transfer as staff members rise within their organization. De Carlo also dives into the importance of developing a culture of compliance, along with the benefits of establishing a solid compliance and audit strategy. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Tani Weiner, the co-chair of the Polsinelli law firm's Behavioral Health Law Group, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss the factors that are driving behavior health transaction trends thus far in 2023. Weiner also talks about the shift from fee-for-service to value-based care, how issues such as consolidation, staffing shortages, and integration with primary care are impacting provider organizations, and the emerging role of AI. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Shortly before presenting at the West Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders in Palm Springs, California, Maeve O'Neill, LCDC, LPC-S, CHC, CDWF/CDTLF, Circa Behavioral Healthcare Solutions national compliance director, joined the BHE Podcast to discuss ethical issues impacting the field's workforce. O'Neill also covered warning signs for executives that indicate it's time to re-evaluate how they support employees' well-being, as well as ways that resilience skills can be integrated into staff members' daily work. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Jordan Young, CEO of Jordan and Associates Consulting, joins the BHE Podcast to share insights from his firm's recent survey on what is driving employee dissatisfaction. Young details challenges particularly impacting admissions staff members, why leaders are struggling to connect with employees in several departments regarding their organizational mission, and warning signs of employee dissatisfaction that executives should be looking for. Young also offers best practices for improving staff morale and making employees feel heard. >> Read the Jordan and Associates report “What Drives Satisfaction Levels in Behavioral Healthcare Workers?”: https://www.jordanandassociates.net/business-resources/satisfaction-for-behavioral-healthcare-workers/ * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Derek Price was appointed CEO of Sierra Tucson in January after most recently serving as CEO of Desert Hope Treatment Center in Las Vegas for 3 years. Price joins the BHE Podcast to discuss how suffering a career-ending neck injury that ended his playing days in the NFL started him on a professional path that led him to the position he holds today. Price also shares some wisdom on organizational leadership that he has developed throughout his career, as well as his outlook for the future of Sierra Tucson. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Symetria Recovery Corporate Vice President of Operations Nate Hartmann joins the BHE Podcast to discuss how behavioral healthcare organizations can build and maintain a strong workforce. Hartmann shares the biggest factors impacting the behavioral healthcare labor force, best practices for attracting top talent who can help a provider organization reach its goals, and ways to address burnout and “quiet quitting” by existing staff. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Community Medical Services CEO Nick Stavros joins the BHE Podcast this week at the Treatment Center Investment & Valuation Retreat in Scottsdale, Arizona, to discuss the emergence of digital therapeutics in the behavioral healthcare space. Stavros explains how his organization has identified the right digital therapeutics for his organization, and he shares some of the questions other providers should be asking when they are evaluating potential partners. Stavros also looks ahead to additional ways in which digital therapeutics could change the way providers deliver their services in the coming years. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

At the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders, September 8-11 in Hyannis, Massachusetts, Ahmad AL-Musa, MD, DHS, LSSBB, PHP, senior director of quality, risk and compliance at Gosnold, presented a session on how understanding work culture better assists with the quality of clinical care. Dr AL-Musa joins the BHE Podcast to discuss the characteristics that define a quality infrastructure for a behavioral healthcare organization, keys for establishing appropriate goals and benchmarks, and the importance of receiving both qualitative and quantitative feedback from internal and external stakeholders. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

At the East Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders August 19-21 in Baltimore, Anelia Shaheed, JD, Esq, a partner at the law offices of Julie W. Allison, presented on the topic of avoiding reimbursement claim denials and providers' legal rights. Shaheed joins the BHE Podcast to share some basic steps and resources for provider organizations looking to avoid claims denials by health insurers, as well as what providers need to do before filing a lawsuit for reimbursement. Subscribe to the BHE Podcast: Apple Podcasts | TuneIn * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Lisa Richardson, CEO and co-founder of Beyond Healthcare, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss how the Toledo, Ohio-based organization focuses on the power of connection and community, and its importance not only in building relationships with patients and their families, but also in developing a healthy workplace. Richardson shares best practices for developing a strong organizational culture, as well as red flags to identify when problems with staff could be on the horizon. Finally, Richardson explains how Beyond, which provides mental health services for adolescents and their families, launched during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and is now looking to expand its geographical footprint. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

CEO Hamilton Baiden and Senior Director of Marketing Celia Hamilton join the BHE Podcast to discuss Heritage CARES's recent rebranding as Youturn Health. Topics covered include: the process that led to the decision to rebrand, stakeholders who were involved in the project, questions that executives should ask if they are considering taking on a similar initiative, and other rebranding best practices. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Nicole Bradberry, co-founder and chief innovation officer for Arizona-based MIND 24-7, discusses the company's tiered approach to emergency and crisis mental and psychiatric health and substance use disorder care. Bradberry explains how having a background in value-based care has helped shaped the MIND 24-7 leadership team's vision for what they want the company to be, as well as the organization's working relationships with other providers, law enforcement, and emergency responders. Finally, Bradberry shares MIND 24-7's approach to expansion into new markets. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Denise Hobson, who serves as the Accreditation Commission for Health Care's behavioral healthcare accreditation program, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss the latest Quality Review Edition of The Surveyor, which highlights common compliance deficiencies for behavioral healthcare facilities. Hobson highlights some of the primary causes for providers' deficiencies, and explains how ACHC's findings can help organizations improve their performance. Read ACHC's latest Quality Review Edition of The Surveyor: https://www.achc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-BH_Surveyor-Fall-Winter_Digital.pdf * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Sierra Tucson Group CEO Valerie Kading, DNP, MBA, MSN, PMHNP-BC, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss the concept of a “client-obsessed culture” that improves patient outcomes and drives growth. Dr Kading highlights Sierra Tucson's methods for receiving patient feedback, why it is important to obtain feedback while patients are receiving treatment and not just at the conclusion of their care, as well as best practices for implementing patients' input, measuring outcomes, and the importance of being an agile organization. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Amanda Hansen, president of AdvancedMD, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss the state of telehealth, how behavioral healthcare providers led the way on adopting virtual platforms early in the pandemic, and how telehealth has evolved over the past 18 months. Hansen also highlights some of the biggest improvements and enhancements that providers in the field are looking for in the telehealth solutions they are using, payers' views on reimbursement related to telehealth-involved care, and the niche that telehealth will have beyond the pandemic. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Carr Healthcare Realty CEO Colin Carr discusses how the pandemic has changed the real estate needs for many behavioral healthcare providers. He also shares keys for BH organizations to mindful of when renewing their leases, common mistakes he sees being made, and recommendations for saving money when negotiating a contract for a property. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Khalid Al-Maskari, CEO of Arizona-based Health Information Management Systems, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss common pain points for behavioral healthcare organizations that lead to communication breakdowns, both between staff members and between providers and patients. Al-Maskari also details steps that can be taken to improve lines of communication, as well as the role of EHRs and what questions organizations should be asking vendors when looking to implement an EHR within their system. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Kevin Turner, AIA, human eXperience principal architect, discusses the biggest trends in behavioral healthcare facility design to emerge during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as developing accommodations for the delivery of telehealth-based care. Turner shares which design trends will have staying power post-pandemic and which could start to fade away. Turner also dives into his process for understanding the needs of all stakeholders in the design process and creating solutions that meet everyone's needs, and he also explains the impact on cost and outcomes resulting from a focus on safety by the Joint Commission and CMS. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Warriors Heart founder and CEO Josh Lannon discusses his personal journey from working in his family’s nightclub business to entering the field of addiction treatment and eventually launching Warriors Heart, which provides treatment for active duty military, veterans, first responders, and EMTs and paramedics. Lannon explains the unique aspects of providing care for “warrior” populations, the process for converting an old motel into a sober living facility, potential multi-state expansion, and the traits that make other organizations the right fit for partnerships. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Jaime Vinck, MC, LPC, is back on the BHE Podcast to discuss her transition to a new role as CEO of CPF Recovery Ways, as well as the company’s recent expansion that included the addition of programs in Texas and Washington. Vinck explains her organization’s philosophy for identifying strategic partners, why she thinks private equity gets a bad rap, and how her experiences leading the growth of Sierra Tucson Group have helped to shape the expansion of Recovery Ways. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Shatterproof founder and CEO Gary Mendell joins the BHE Podcast to discuss advocating for legislation that expands access to addiction treatment, eliminating the X-waiver for buprenorphine prescribers, and addressing the ongoing challenges created by stigma. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Tamara Beetham, a PhD student in health policy and management at Yale University, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss a recent study on admission practices and the cost of care for opioid use disorder at residential addiction treatment programs. Beetham, the study’s lead author, details what she and her colleagues found when reaching out to programs under the persona of a 27-year-old uninsured individual seeking treatment for a heroin addiction and shares thoughts on some responses the survey has gotten from industry leaders. View the study: https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00378 * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Ronan Levy, co-founder and executive chairman of Field Trip Health, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss transitioning from practicing law to entrepreneurship endeavors that challenge the status quo, surging interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, the future of psychedelics in the United States, how Field Trip is expanding its operations across multiple countries, and the organization’s decision to begin trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Tim Robinson, founder and CEO of Addiction Recovery Care, which operates a network of addiction treatment centers across eastern and central Kentucky, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss ARC’s recently launched Crown Recovery Center, a 750-bed residential treatment campus, his organization’s “crisis to career” approach to patients’ recovery, and a research project with HHS that is set to launch later this month after being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Ali Beheshti, founder and CEO of the behavioral health billing solutions firm Zealie, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss his path from being a treatment center CEO to launching a behavioral health billing firm. Beheshti explains how his experiences running a treatment center helped to shape his vision for Zealie, the pain points his clients currently face, and where he sees the industry going in 2021. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

After 25 years as CEO of Caron Treatment Centers, Doug Tieman announced recently that he plans to retire in June 2021. As he sketches out his next chapter, Tieman joins the BHE Podcast to share thoughts on how his own recovery has shaped his leadership style and management at Caron, why not-for-profits have to balance their mission with their margins, the evolution of measuring treatment outcomes, and what’s next for him and the addiction treatment field as a whole. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Gloo Executive Director Steve Millette joins the BHE Podcast to discuss his organization’s partnership with the Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Learning Network to create the Collaborative Advancement of Recovery Excellence (psychcongress.com/coe/recovery-research), a recovery research-focused resource, and a weekly Director Poll that provides behavioral healthcare leaders with insights on how their peers are navigating the challenges of COVID-19 and other key issues. Millette breaks down some of trends that have emerged from the poll’s first months of operation, specifically around using telehealth and digital tools in general to improve outcomes. Participate in upcoming Director Polls: https://www.weeklydirectorpoll.com/ View past Director Poll results: https://www.weeklydirectorpoll.com/results/ Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Deni Carise, PhD, chief science officer at Recovery Centers of America, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss the shift toward value-based and recovery-oriented care, and the importance of developing standard measures of both outcomes and performance during treatment. Carise also shares data on how executives in the field feel about their organizations’ financial positions in light of COVID-19, as well as how they are adapting to the use of telehealth platforms and the most common pain points in going virtual. Deni Carise, PhD, will present on these topics and more at the National Conference on Addiction Disorders, July 30-Aug. 2. For additional details, visit: theaddictionconference.com Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Pear Therapeutics president and CEO Corey McCann, MD, PhD, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss prescription digital therapeutics and their use in the treatment of opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders. McCann also shares information on the launch of the Recovery Access Coalition, which is addressing barriers to accessing digital therapeutics that have been authorized by the FDA. Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Kevin Taggart, CM&AP, managing partner of the healthcare M&A firm Mertz Taggart, joined the BHE Podcast to discuss a busy first quarter for merger and acquisition activity for the behavioral healthcare space. Plus, Taggart dives into trends to keep an eye on—banks tightening lending standards, challenges for center-based programs, and the emergence of telehealth—and the factors that could make addiction treatment programs attractive targets for acquisition later in the year and early in 2021. View the Mertz Taggart Q1 2020 Behavioral Health M&A Report https://mertztaggart.com/behavioral-health-ma-report-q1-2020/ * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Healthcare design leader Tammy Felker, AIA, ACHA, RN, LEED AP BD+C, and managing partner Rich Dallam, FAIA, of the architectural firm NBBJ are on this edition of the BHE Podcast to discuss the role behavioral healthcare facility designs play in improving clinical outcomes, creating distinct spaces to better serve distinct patient populations, the stakeholders who should have a voice in the design process, common pain points, and best practices for behavioral healthcare organizations when engaging with designers on the development of new facilities. COVID-19 coverage: https://www.psychcongress.com/category/trends/coronavirus * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Joseph Garbely, DO, DFASAM, Caron Treatment Centers executive vice president of medical services and chief medical officer, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss coronavirus-related protocols for treatment centers. Topics covered include: What treatment centers should (and, just as important, shouldn’t) be doing, crafting and delivering messaging for family members of patients, legal and ethical obligations to patients and staff in the event of a patient testing positive for coronavirus, media relations best practices, and the benefits of collaboration with a major local hospital. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

American Addiction Centers co-founder Michael Cartwright joins the BHE Podcast to discuss passing the torch as AAC’s CEO and the initiatives he’ll be focusing on now that he is exclusively working as chairman of the board. Cartwright also outlines challenges that AAC and the addiction treatment industry overall are currently facing, as well as how Wall Street and the general public’s views on the industry can impact his organization’s business. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Matt Peterson, Universal Health Services executive vice president and Behavioral Health Division president, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss the series of new behavioral health facilities announced by UHS since he joined the company in September and what UHS looks for in an ideal partner when evaluating potential new ventures. Peterson also discusses how his experiences working in the finance industry early in his career and also currently serving as a hospital/healthcare administrator for the U.S. Air National Guard have shaped his outlook at UHS, as well as what he believes will be big trends to watch in the behavioral healthcare sector in 2020 and beyond. Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Dan Gemp, president and CEO of Dreamscape Marketing, is on the BHE Podcast to discuss how marketers in behavioral healthcare need to use data and hindsight in their strategic planning to address some seismic changes that have been occurring as big, new players enter the industry. Gemp breaks down a variety of tactics for behavioral healthcare companies to improve their marketing, such as: analyzing returns on media spending and tracking results across channels to eliminate guesswork, honing outreach efforts with alumni and referral partners, and creating consistent messaging that speaks to multiple audiences. Gemp also calls out some of the outdated marketing tactics he still sees being used and explains how organizations can get back to basics and enjoy better returns. Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Chuck Ingoglia, MSW, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss how he has settled into his role as president and CEO of the National Council for Behavioral Health since taking the position on June 1, polling data showing both Republican and Democratic voters favoring increased government support for behavioral healthcare services, and whether behavioral health will be a hot-button issue during the 2020 election. Plus: The future of funding for certified community behavioral health clinics and potential expansion of the program, and how National Council can drive public conversations beyond specifically the opioid epidemic to look at substance use disorders overall. Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Krista Gilbert, PhD, LMFT, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss transitioning from her early career aspirations of being, in her words, “a therapist for life” to her current role as chief executive officer of Constellation Behavioral Health. Gilbert explains how her clinical training has been one of her biggest strengths as an executive, how leaders’ interactions with clinicians can set an organizational tone for how patients are treated, and the difference between confidence and company-damaging ego. Gilbert also shares advice on self-care for executives and the lessons she would share with others in the field today who are embarking on the same clinician-to-executive leap that she made more than a decade ago. Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

On the debut episode of the BHE Podcast, Jaime Vinck, CEO of Sierra Tucson Group, discusses a busy six months that has included the opening of a new behavioral healthcare building, the launch of a new individual treatment program with wraparound services, and the expansion of Sierra Tucson’s services by assuming management of multiple properties in California. Vinck also discusses her experience this summer traveling to the United Kingdom to give a presentation to members of Parliament on the harms of cannabis. Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | https://groovebakery.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/